Corporate Tech to FLAMETHROWERS: The Weirdest Tech Company Ever
The story of Tech Bravo (Bravo Technologies) is a total head-scratcher. How can one company handle heavy-duty CRM/ERP software AND personal flamethrower projects? We dive deep into the unbelievable truth behind this one-man tech empire. https://youtu.be/LDKoB2ku62g 🤯 The Bravo Technologies…
President Dwight D. CB Base Resto-Mod Part 3
🔬 Part 3: Documentation and Cleanup Complete - The Final Blueprint (This post directly follows the investigative findings detailed in President Dwight D. CB Base Resto-Mod Part 2.) This post marks a crucial phase transition! We executed the Initial Restoration…
President Dwight D. CB Base Resto-Mod Part 2
🔬 Part 2: Cracking the Case - Board ID, PLL, and Hidden Mods! You can find President Dwight D. CB Base Resto-Mod Part 1 here. The moment of truth arrived! I cracked open the President Dwight D. base station, ready…
President Dwight D. CB Base Resto-Mod Part 1
🎙️ Resurrection of a Classic: President Dwight D. CB Base & Astatic D-104 TUP9 Resto-Mod! Stoked to finally crack open my President Dwight D. CB Base Station! This rig, a decade-long resident of the garage, fired right up a few…
Intermittent Charging System Anomaly on a 2011 Kia Sedona EX
There is a knowledgebase article about the Intelligent Battery Sensor and why you don't "hook anything up on the ground post" and only to chassis ground. It can save you lots of time, money, and headache: https://brianbell.net/knowledgebase/the-modern-battery-guide-understanding-the-ibs. If you want…
The Big AM Radio Watch
I was in my dad's workshop the other day and I saw this big watch and was curious about it. He said take it... so I took it apart, cleaned everything, and put it back together. It is in remarkably…
The Pocket Jacob’s Ladder
The power supply is a bit much for this scale but I think I can fine tune the electrodes to compensate and get a good ladder... and I have to find a lug lid glass jar that will screw in.…
Soltron Electronic PCB VR Replacement
This ia a Soltron Electronic III Display PCB from an Ergoline Soltron Chill XL70 Tanning Bed. This board has obvious thermal defects to the L5973D voltage regulator IC as well as to the trace and the board. It is rumored…
Overhauling My Old Benchmade AutoStryker
So I've been carrying a Benchmade Auto Stryker for decades now, and it was pretty beat up when I got it.. So I decided to use the fiber laser and sandpaper, etc... to clean it all up as much as…
The Flamethrower
Intro Okay so this isn't actually laser related (though I could add a red dot pointer to it i suppose!) but it involves high voltage, fire, and more... so the boys and I are going to build a flamethrower. We…